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Local repo
git init Initialize git repository
git add . Track all
git rm --cached file1 Untrack file1
git status Check status
git commit -m "Message" "-am" to bypass stage and commit directly
vi file1 Edit
git diff Check diff before staged
git add file1 Stage changes to commit
git diff --cached Check diff after staged
git restore --staged file1 Take off from stage and keep editing
git restore file1 Discard changes and restore as it was.
git reset [COMMIT] This will take us to the specific commit Stage area (Past or Future). Then we can restore our file version from there using 'git restore file1'
git revert [LastCommit] --no-edit This will undoes the changes made by the [LastCommit]. By default git revert opens the editor to let you modify commit message, so use --no-edit to skip.
Config
git config --global user.name "your_name"
git config --global user.email "your_email"
git config --global init.default branch main
git config --list
Branch
git branch NewBranch Create a branch
git checkout [branch] Switch branch
OR, git checkout -b branch Create and switch
git branch List branches. '-a' includes remote branches
git branch -M NewName Raname current branch
git merge [branch] Merge branch with the current branch
git branch -d [branch] Delete branch. '-D' for force delete.
Remote
git remote add origin [URL] Link remote repo with Local as 'origin'
git remote set-url origin https://[TOKEN]@[URL] Authenticate remote repo with token
git push -u origin Push changes to remote repo
git push origin pull changes from remote repo
git fetch origin Fetch changes made on remote origin to local metada. To merge that changes in local repo use 'git pull origin' or 'git merge origin/main'
git clone [REPO / URL] Clone / Download a repository onto local machine.
git fetch --prune origin This fetches changes from the remote repo and prunes any stale/deleted branches on the remore.
git remote -v View remote repositories
git remote rm [origin] Remove remote repo name
Log & View
git log | git log --oneline | git log -p | git log -2 | git log --grep <keyword> | git reflog
git log --all List all commits from all branches
git show <COMMIT>, <object>, <tag>, or <keyword>
git clean -n -f -x (-n) check any unnecessary files in current dir. (-f) delete them. (-x) clean .ignore
Help
git help COMMAND Show the command manual
git COMMAND -h Show Options and usage of the Command
Other
git tag -a important -m "Message" ID Tag as important
git tag -d important Delete tag
Notes
cat > .gitignore File names mention inside the .gitignore will not be exposed to staging and remain secret.
There're Three different environments: 1. WorkSpace (Working directory) 2. Staging (Index) 3. Repository (Commit)
Methodes to authenticate remote repository: 1. SSH Keys 2. Personal Access Token (PAT) for HTTPs authentication 3. Two-Factor Authenticaiton